Cell (film)
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| Directed by | Tod Williams |
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Cell by Stephen King |
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| Music by | Marcelo Zarvos |
| Cinematography | Michael Simmonds |
| Edited by | Jacob Craycroft |
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Saban Films (US)[1] |
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Running time | 98 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cell is an upcoming 2016 American science fiction horror film based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Stephen King. The film is directed by Tod Williams with a screenplay by King and Adam Alleca. The film stars John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, and Isabelle Fuhrman. The film is scheduled to be released on June 10, 2016 through video on demand prior to a limited release on July 8, 2016.[3]
Plot
Clay Riddell, a New England artist, is a witness to an ugly phenomenon: a mysterious signal broadcast over the global cell phone network turns the majority of his fellow humans into mindless, vicious animals. Now he and a few survivors must find and stop 'the pulse' and the person controlling it and reunite with his young son before it's too late.
Cast
- John Cusack as Clay Riddell
- Samuel L. Jackson as Tom McCourt
- Isabelle Fuhrman as Alice Maxwell
- Stacy Keach as Charles Ardai
- Wilbur Fitzgerald as Geoff
- Alex ter Avest as Chloe
- Owen Teague as Jordan
- Catherine Dyer as Sally
- E. Roger Mitchell as Roscoe
- Erin Elizabeth Burns as Denise
- Anthony Reynolds as Ray
Background
On March 8, 2006, website Ain't It Cool News announced that Dimension Films had bought the film rights to the book and would produce a film to be directed by Eli Roth (Hostel, Cabin Fever) for a 2009 release.
Said Roth about his approach to the film:
I love that book. Such a smart take on the zombie movie. I am so psyched to do it. I think you can really do almost a cross between the Dawn of the Dead remake with a 'Roland Emmerich' approach (for lack of a better reference) where you show it happening all over the world. When the pulse hits, I wanna see it hit EVERYWHERE. In restaurants, in movie theaters, at sports events, all the places that people drive you crazy when they're talking on their cell phones. I see total armageddon. People going crazy killing each other - everyone at once - all over the world. Cars smashing into each other, people getting stabbed, throats getting ripped out. The one thing I always wanted to see in zombie movies is the actual moment the plague hits, and not just in one spot, but everywhere. You usually get flashes of it happening around the world on news broadcasts, but you never actually get to experience it happening everywhere. Then as the phone crazies start to change and mutate, the story gets pared down to a story about human survival in the post-apocalyptic world ruled by phone crazies. I'm so excited, I wish the script was ready right now so I could start production. But it'll get written (or at least a draft will) while I'm doing Hostel 2, and then I can go right into it. It should feel like an ultra-violent event movie.[4]
On June 15, 2007, Eli Roth posted in his MySpace blog that he would not be directing Cell "anytime soon", as he planned to spend the rest of the year writing other projects. On July 10, 2009, he dropped out of the project, saying:
There was just sort of a difference in opinion on how to make to film and what the story should be, and there’s a different direction the studio wants to go with it. It was very friendly because it’s the Weinsteins, they made Inglourious Basterds and we’re all friends. I said, ‘I’m not really interested in doing the film this way. You guys go ahead and I’m going to make my own films.’ I’ve also learned that I really am only interested in directing original stories that I write, that’s another thing I learned through that whole process.[5]
On November 11, 2009, Stephen King announced at a book signing in Dundalk, Maryland that he had finished a screenplay. He stated that he had complaints with the ending of the book and it was redone for the screenplay.[6]
Production
John Cusack was the first actor announced to have joined the film in October 2012.[7] Samuel L. Jackson was cast as Tom McCourt in November 2013.[8] Isabelle Fuhrman was announced as Alice on February 5, 2014.[9] The next day, Stacy Keach was cast in an unnamed role of a headmaster.[10]
Filming took place in January 2014 over 25 days in Atlanta, Georgia.[11]
Release
In February 2015, it was revealed that Clarius Entertainment had acquired distribution rights to the film.[12] The company, now called Aviron Pictures, later dropped the film.[13] Saban Films later acquired distribution rights to the film.[14] It was to receive its world premiere at FrightFest as part of the Glasgow Film Festival but was replaced at the last minute by Pandemic.[15] The film is scheduled to be released on June 10, 2016, through a video on demand prior to opening in a limited release on July 8, 2016.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Evry, Max (April 26, 2016). "Cell Trailer and Poster: John Cusack & Samuel L. Jackson & Zombies". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- 1 2 "CELL (15)". British Board of Film Classification. November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- ↑ Miska, Brad (April 26, 2016). "The ‘CELL’ Trailer Rings in a Zombie-esque Apocalypse!". Bloody-Disgusting.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ↑ "News - Cell". Lilja's Library. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ↑ Douglas, Edward. "Eli Roth Not Involved with Hostel III". ShockTillYouDrop. CraveOnline Media. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ↑ Stephen King Under the Dome Book Signing - Dundalk, MD 11/11/09 on YouTube
- ↑ Kay, Jeremy (31 October 2012). "John Cusack to star in Cargo's Stephen King adaptation Cell". screendaily.com. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ McClintock, Pamela (4 November 2013). "AFM: Samuel L. Jackson Joins Cast of 'Cell'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (5 February 2014). "Isabelle Fuhrman Joins Stephen King’s ‘The Cell’". deadline.com. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (6 February 2014). "Berlin: Isabelle Fuhrman, Stacy Keach Join Stephen King Adaptation ‘Cell’". variety.com. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ Fletcher, Rosie (18 February 2016). "Cell is set to give a signal boost to a new kind of zombie movie". gamesradar.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ Logan, Elizabeth (February 5, 2015). "Clarius Entertainment Acquires 'Cell,' Starring John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson". Indiewire.com. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Stephen King’s Cell No Longer Has US Distribution". BoxOfficeFlops.com. December 10, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Cell (2016)". Filmratings.com. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ↑ Unsworth, Martin (22 January 2016). "PANDEMIC Added to Film4 FrightFest Glasgow". Starburst. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
External links
- Cell at the Internet Movie Database
- Cell at Rotten Tomatoes
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